This 322-page guidebook to Oman and The United Arab Emirates presents the emirates' highlights in a comprehensive format, illustrated with hundreds of full-colour photographs and 21 maps, and packed with essential travel tips. The key features include: Places - region-by-region gazetteer section, with top attractions highlighted and cross-referenced with detailed local maps; Essay Features - incisive essays on the Emirates' history, people and culture, from the effects of oil wealth to camel and horse-racing; Photo Features - magazine-style full-colour features on some of the region's most exotic sights, including jewellery and the birdlife of Dhofar; and, Travel Tips - practical listings section, including accommodation, restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, entertainment, nightlife, transport and essential contact addresses and numbers.